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The "challenging option"!

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Elterwater Bridge, Elterwater, Lakes, Elterwater, Westmorland and Furness, England, LA22 9HU, United Kingdom
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245 m275 m305 m335 m18.2% from 0 m to 2 m8.7% from 2 m to 5 m19.0% from 5 m to 7 m18.2% from 7 m to 9 m18.2% from 9 m to 11 m10.0% from 11 m to 13 m16.7% from 13 m to 15 m9.5% from 15 m to 18 m8.7% from 18 m to 20 m8.3% from 20 m to 22 m15.4% from 22 m to 25 m8.0% from 25 m to 27 m8.7% from 27 m to 30 m18.2% from 30 m to 32 m8.3% from 32 m to 34 m17.4% from 34 m to 37 m9.5% from 37 m to 39 m19.0% from 39 m to 41 m9.5% from 41 m to 43 m17.4% from 43 m to 45 m8.7% from 45 m to 47 m17.4% from 47 m to 50 m16.7% from 50 m to 52 m8.3% from 52 m to 55 m16.7% from 55 m to 57 m9.1% from 57 m to 59 m12.5% from 59 m to 62 m15.4% from 62 m to 65 m8.0% from 65 m to 67 m16.0% from 67 m to 70 m9.1% from 70 m to 72 m9.5% from 72 m to 74 m0.0% from 74 m to 76 m11.8% from 76 m to 78 m22.2% from 78 m to 80 m13.3% from 80 m to 81 m14.3% from 81 m to 83 m18.2% from 83 m to 84 m33.3% from 84 m to 85 m15.4% from 85 m to 86 m13.3% from 86 m to 88 m28.6% from 88 m to 89 m15.4% from 89 m to 90 m11.1% from 90 m to 92 m10.5% from 92 m to 94 m0.0% from 94 m to 96 m17.4% from 96 m to 98 m9.5% from 98 m to 100 m9.5% from 100 m to 102 m22.2% from 102 m to 104 m13.3% from 104 m to 106 m11.1% from 106 m to 107 m9.5% from 107 m to 110 m0.0% from 110 m to 112 m11.8% from 112 m to 113 m11.8% from 113 m to 115 m19.0% from 115 m to 117 m9.5% from 117 m to 119 m11.1% from 119 m to 121 m23.5% from 121 m to 123 m11.1% from 123 m to 124 m11.1% from 124 m to 126 m22.2% from 126 m to 128 m11.8% from 128 m to 130 m25.0% from 130 m to 131 m13.3% from 131 m to 133 m9.5% from 133 m to 135 m22.2% from 135 m to 137 m10.0% from 137 m to 139 m23.5% from 139 m to 140 m11.8% from 140 m to 142 m9.5% from 142 m to 144 m16.7% from 144 m to 147 m8.0% from 147 m to 149 m8.0% from 149 m to 152 m19.0% from 152 m to 154 m10.5% from 154 m to 156 m22.2% from 156 m to 157 m26.7% from 157 m to 159 m14.3% from 159 m to 160 m26.7% from 160 m to 162 m30.8% from 162 m to 163 m33.3% from 163 m to 164 m15.4% from 164 m to 166 m33.3% from 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769 m4.9% from 769 m to 773 m9.8% from 773 m to 777 m9.1% from 777 m to 782 m4.3% from 782 m to 786 m7.7% from 786 m to 791 m3.7% from 791 m to 797 m3.6% from 797 m to 802 m3.6% from 802 m to 808 m3.6% from 808 m to 814 m6.8% from 814 m to 819 m6.3% from 819 m to 826 m3.0% from 826 m to 832 m2.9% from 832 m to 839 m0.0% from 839 m to 847 m2.6% from 847 m to 854 m0.0% from 854 m to 862 m0.0% from 862 m to 868 m1.9% from 868 m to 879 m0.0% from 879 m to 888 m0.0% from 888 m to 896 m0.0% from 896 m to 904 m0.0% from 904 m to 911 m2.7% from 911 m to 919 m0.0% from 919 m to 927 m0.0% from 927 m to 934 m0.0% from 934 m to 942 m2.5% from 942 m to 950 m0.0% from 950 m to 958 m2.9% from 958 m to 965 m3.1% from 965 m to 971 m3.2% from 971 m to 978 m3.1% from 978 m to 984 m2.9% from 984 m to 991 m2.8% from 991 m to 998 m0.0% from 998 m to 1.0 km0.0% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km0.0% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km0.0% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km0.0% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km0.0% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km0.0% from 1.0 km to 1.1 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Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 4
Distance1.08 km / 0.67 miles
Elevation gain82.4 m / 270 ft
Average gradient7.6%
Maximum gradient25.5%
Elevation high332 m / 1,089 ft
Elevation low249.6 m / 819 ft
Climb difficulty score8,239.64

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 729,220th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 58,586th most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

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Places 42,057th out of 268,497 cycling climbs in England.

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Ranks 1,549th out of 4,794 cycling climbs in Westmorland and Furness.

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A local climb of note, this is the 10th most difficult cycling climb (out of 28 climbs) in Elterwater.

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